Texas does a turn around on veterans funds

You may want to read this first to get caught up on exactly what's been going on here.  Political Shenanigans Target Veterans in Texas and Florida It has been easy for Governors to slash their VA budgets and then turn around, point to Washington and blame them for it. It's been a nice trick because the national media didn't pay attention to it.

This is the biggest reason why all veterans are not treated the same by every state.

VA Regional offices get $1.5 million from state
ABC News
KXXV.com
Posted: Sep 21, 2012
By Danielle Skinner

WACO- The Texas Veterans Commission is giving money and man-power to its VA regional offices.

The state of Texas will give $1.5 million to regional offices in Waco and Houston to hire more people.

McLennan County Veterans service officer Steve Hernandez went to Washington D.C. to speak to Congress's Veterans affairs sub-committee.

He explained to Congress what soldiers today go through when they reach out for help.

Hernandez said the $1.5 million is an emergency fund that will go towards hiring eight counselors for each VA regional office.

These counselors will help soldiers prepare the claims so they can get processed faster.
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